Kingdoms Anniversary - Daily Quiz!

[Prometheus]

When laying seige to my enemy's castle, my initial plan of attack would be to take it over quickly, by having a few spies inside the enemy castle light a few fires as a diversion. Then in the dark of night have some troops scale the walls and fight to open the gatehouse so my troops can pour in!
If all else fails, then I would cut off enemy supply trains and settle in for a long seige.

[Archangel_112]

Well my Lord,

it is easier to take over a castle in a few hours instead of surounding the castle and wait wait wait...

Look at your own costs first. You need a lot of food to take care of your army. With a grumbling stomach nobody will fight. To wait means, that you have to pay your soldiers for that time. It is not efficient - so please do it as fast as possible...someone will lose his life, but your Kingdom will respect you for your glorious strategy.

Well done Sire.

[Deathmarcher]

It depends on too many things to give a simple answer. If its a well defended fortress, it would be wiser to starve them, but it would be best to take a simple castle in a quick siege as it may be less costly than upkeeping a long siege. But in reality I would need more information on the subject as it depends on the urgency you need the castle taken, the enemy troop count, their counter siege weapons, their stored food, the strategical value of the castle, my own economy, the seasons (Its harder to siege a castle in winter and you may need the men on the farms in fall for harvesting the crops) and there are many more variables which I cant remember at the moment and Im kind of lazy. Altogether I would PREFER a quick siege because its less moral to make people starve to death.

[master_crinas]

first i would make a big wall around the city and then flooded with water , and see who could swim . and then trow apples at the survivers

[dragon3877]

id go head first, charging in! its a siege, an army, and war. its human nature, might as well be glorious. better death by the sword than by the rat.

[Lord Jon Cornu]

It depends, if your forces are overwhelmingly superior, a fast battle with a direct attack might be the easiest solution. Feeding your soldiers for a long time and keeping morale might prove difficult with a big army. On the other hand, if both your armies are equal strenght, giving them the defender's advantage might kill you, so the best option is to lay siege and let them rot inside their walls!

You can also try and throw them dead cattle to speed up the process... Just make sure it's diseased beforehand, otherwise you might be feeding them instead of poisoning them!

[Ru1nat1on]

I think that I would surround them with my army and wait for them to rot lol. I see the benefit for a "quick" attack but by waiting it out I would save my soldiers instead of losing troops to an assault. Yes it takes longer but if the time frame permits (I am able to wait longer without repercussions) it is the most logical and strategic route.

Ru1nat1on
"Conquest is made of the ashes of one's enemies'. "

[SquashEm]

a quick siege. because you want to keep that castle as a stronghold in your kingdom. piledging its wealth and supplies to keep the fight going.

--disease would make it unihabitable and may wipe out your own troops

[Hezikiah II]

What about pacification I would bring my Capitan and troops yes but they would be laden down with goods to give the people if they join me...


Sorry for not answering guys- had to give my piece